(pg. 10) guard at Rikers Island Prison, planning to kill inmate Norman Osborn: "Some bullets are better than others, buddy. These new assault rifles we been issued took a chunk out of the Rhino's butt just last week."

Spider-Man: "Thanks for putting these outfits together, by the way..."Black Cat: "Did I tell you I was going to make us Daredevil and Elektra costumes? Just to get a rise out of Matt?"Spider-Man: "Oh, man. That would have been priceless. Can you imagine their faces? They'd have gone absolutely nuts."

Spider-Man: "Thanks for putting these outfits together, by the way..."Black Cat: "Did I tell you I was going to make us Daredevil and Elektra costumes? Just to get a rise out of Matt?"Spider-Man: "Oh, man. That would have been priceless. Can you imagine their faces? They'd have gone absolutely nuts."

guard: "Just remember, we're right behind you, Scotty. Monitor room boys too. The whole damn place wants this bum [Norman Osborn] to suffer for what he did to Barbara. Only right you should get revenge."There are other references to Scotty's late wife, but this is the only reference to her by name.

This issue features a short-lived super-villain team known as the "Sinister Twelve." The team consists of numerous major Spider-Man villains. It was organized by Norman Osborn (the Green Goblin) and was comprised of himself and 11 other villains: Boomerang, Chameleon, Electro, Hammerhead, Hydro-Man, Lizard, Sandman, Shocker, Tombstone, Venom (Mac Gargan), Vulture.

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BELOW: Black Cat touts the benefits of her "good Catholic School education": The Black Cat has a long history of working as a cat burglar and a mercenary for questionable employers. Despite her efforts to reform and work more as a hero, is clear that as an adult she has not been a practicing Catholic. Yet her reference to a Catholic School education may hint at having been raised Catholic. Oddly enough, Spider-Man here calls Black Cat "Miss Kyle" instead of by her actual name (Miss Hardy), in an apparent reference to DC Comics' Catwoman (Selina Kyle), who has been explicitly identified as a non-practicing Catholic.